The Magi Accounts

Our Hearts That Tie Us by Michele Notaro is a 27,000-word prequel novella in The Magi Accounts, an adult m/m urban fantasy series. Set in a world where magi and shifters usually keep their distance, the story follows a magus narrator whose assumptions are challenged when he meets Benton Windros, a gentle tiger shifter determined to be part of his life. As their tentative connection deepens into romance, they must navigate ingrained prejudice, looming danger, and the risks of trusting across magical divides. Originally published in the Your Book Boyfriend’s Boyfriend anthology in 2022, this edition presents the same text with an updated cover.

The Scars That Bind Us by Michele Notaro opens an adult M/M urban fantasy series where magic users and shifters are compelled to cooperate under a government agency tasked with defending humans from otherworldly creatures called taragorians. The narrator, a wary magus who has learned to avoid both humans and shapeshifters, is assigned to a new protection team and partnered with Cosmo Ono-Nai, a lion shifter who challenges his resolve to stay distant. As they confront paranormal threats in a contemporary city setting, unwanted attraction grows alongside professional tension. This 115k-word novel blends magic, shapeshifting, and slow-building romance, and includes content warnings at the start for readers who prefer to review potential triggers in advance.

A Kiss to Revive Me by Michele Notaro is a 30,000-word adult MM urban fantasy novella set in the world of The Magi Accounts and told from Cosmo’s point of view. As the NHSO launches a hunt for an unregistered mage, Cosmo watches the investigation unsettle Madeo and Jude, then slowly uncovers the painful history that explains Mads’s fear for the missing youth. Against a backdrop of modern magic, paranormal politics, and shapeshifters, Cosmo’s reluctant attraction to the prickly mage deepens into something more serious than he ever intended. This companion story takes place between books one and two of the main series and is not designed to stand alone, with content warnings provided at the beginning.

A Date to Impress Him by Michele Notaro is a gay urban fantasy romance novella set in the world of The Magi Accounts. Told from Cosmo’s point of view, it follows his increasingly chaotic attempts to plan a simple date with his mage partner, Mads, while their home life overflows with responsibility for three shifter children and constant magical emergencies. The story blends lighthearted romantic frustration with paranormal domesticity, emphasizing the strain and affection in a relationship tested by duty and magic. This is a companion novella that takes place between books 2 and 3 of the main series and is intended to be read after The Magi Accounts 2 rather than as a standalone.

A Holiday to Sustain Us by Michele Notaro is a 70,000-word gay urban fantasy romance set in the magical world of The Magi Accounts. Told from Charlie’s perspective, it follows his attempt to organize a festive celebration for his shapeshifter pride, only to be thrown off balance when an unexpected kiss with Ash turns a simple holiday game into something far more consuming. As Charlie schemes to spend more time with Ash under the guise of party planning, the story blends paranormal politics, pride dynamics, and slow-burn attraction. This companion novel takes place between books three and four of the main series and is intended to be read after A Purpose That Restores Us.

An Embrace to Hearten Me by Michele Notaro continues a modern urban fantasy world where magic, shifters, and danger intersect with complicated desire. The narrator, raised to suppress every feeling, is now struggling with newly claimed emotional freedom while working to uncover witches from the dangerous Red Cloth at his job. At the same time, he is increasingly drawn to two shifters, River and Kulani, and must confront the possibility that his attraction to both men is real and lasting. Balancing paranormal threats with a developing gay polyamorous romance, this installment focuses on vulnerability, consent, and the risk of opening one’s heart to more than one person.

In A Ruse to Unchain Us, Michele Notaro continues The Magi Accounts with an urban fantasy romance centered on rebellion, loyalty, and found family. As the Cloaked Freeway finally gains the power to challenge human rule, the magi narrator must decide how far he is willing to go to help free his people without endangering the pride and mate he has claimed as his own. Shapeshifters, magic, and political unrest collide as the Ono-Nai family is drawn deeper into a growing revolution that threatens to tear their world apart. This fourth installment in the gay M/M fantasy series advances both the overarching conflict and the ongoing relationship, and is intended for adult readers who follow the series in order.

A Heart To Revitalize Me by Michele Notaro is an urban fantasy M/M romance set within The Magi Accounts universe, focusing on longtime friends Logan and Haiden. Logan has quietly loved his supposedly straight best friend for years, but after Haiden’s breakup, the sudden increase in casual touches, cuddling, and clinginess blurs the line between friendship and something more. As Logan struggles to interpret Haiden’s behavior without risking their bond, the story explores slow-burn attraction, emotional vulnerability, and queer longing against a backdrop of magic and paranormal elements. This companion novel follows A Ruse To Unchain Us (The Magi Accounts 4) and fits chronologically between books four and five, concluding Logan and Haiden’s romantic arc while enriching the larger fantasy series.

Only Unity Will Spare Us by Michele Notaro concludes The Magi Accounts with a focus on political upheaval, entrenched prejudice, and a hard-won romantic partnership. As the Shifter and Magi Equality Act reshapes Fairview City, human resistance, extremist groups like the Red Cloth, and an escalating witch presence keep tensions high between magical beings and humans. Amid this unrest, the narrator struggles to balance duty, family, and his bond with his mate Cosmo, even as a returning enemy, Anderson, forces a final confrontation. This adult MM urban fantasy blends magic, shifters, and ongoing LGBT romance in a series finale that depends on the emotional and plot developments of the earlier books.